Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

I feel like I've been talking a disproportionate amount about Emma in DAUGHTER OF A THOUSAND YEARS, so maybe a thread about Freydis?

Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:48:21

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:48:21

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

I'll be straight with you: Freydis is not an easy character to love. I'm not even sure I like her sometimes. I get her, sure but. yeesh.

Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:49:15

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:49:15

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

One of the things I tried very hard to do in both timelines of the book was provide a wide spectrum of belief. Freydis is... more extreme.

Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:51:20

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:51:20

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

She's in a difficult position -- it was, perhaps, a difficult time to be devoutly pagan -- and if she had lived in a different time...

Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:52:24

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:52:24

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

...maybe she wouldn't have become so extreme in her actions, maybe without the pressure to convert and conform, she'd have been more mellow.

Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:53:47

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:53:47

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

Or maybe she was just her father's daughter -- Erik the Red is pretty notorious for his, um, questionable behavior toward his neighbors.

Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:54:34

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:54:34

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

(Though I feel like it's possible that Erik might have been just extremely misunderstood and a victim of very bad timing/luck. who knows.)

Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:55:41

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:55:41

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

Either way, Freydis is a difficult woman in an unenviable position. For her, in some respects, clinging to her faith may well risk her life.

Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:57:54

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:57:54

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

And maybe taking extreme positions doesn't help her. Maybe it's the only thing she feels like she CAN do to control her situation.

Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:59:28

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 01:59:28

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

But I think it's pretty brave, all the same. To be true to your faith even knowing it may only make your life harder. That's powerful.

Sun, Feb 26 2017 02:01:27

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 02:01:27

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

And while we might more easily identify with someone like Gudrid, who is more moderate (and a pious Christian)...

Sun, Feb 26 2017 02:02:50

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 02:02:50

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

I think we all face small moments where, like Freydis, we have to choose whether to be true to ourselves or give in to the community.

Sun, Feb 26 2017 02:03:47

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— Amalia Carosella (@AmaliaCarosella)Sun, Feb 26 2017 02:03:47

Amalia Carosella@AmaliaCarosella

What we decide in those moments defines the person we become. It's hard todefy community pressure/expectation. It takes strength. Be strong.

Sun, Feb 26 2017 02:06:07

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